Wheeler Central Schools operates 2 public schools serving 127 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 138 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Wheeler County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,754 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 81.5% local, 13.1% state, and 5.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $179,079 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 69:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Wheeler Central Elementary #45 accounts for 66.7% of all Wheeler Central Schools student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Wheeler Central Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Wheeler Central Schools student-counselor ratio is 69:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment — districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wheeler Central Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 7.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wheeler Central Schools has 2 schools, including 2 other. Total enrollment is 127 students.
How much does Wheeler Central Schools spend per student?
Wheeler Central Schools spends $30,754 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Wheeler Central Schools?
The average teacher salary in Wheeler Central Schools is $179,079 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Wheeler Central Schools?
Wheeler Central Schools students are 94.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.